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Essential Skills for Your Career Development

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Essential Skills for Your Career Development

Instructor: Jennifer Rosen

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 hours to complete

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

43 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Identify different approaches to growing your career by exploring a roadmap and vision board, and be able to explain your career vision clearly.
Identify key individuals, organisations and platforms for your network, and develop communications to engage key leads.
Evaluate the impact of your strategy and iterate accordingly.

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1 assignment

Taught in English

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There are 2 modules in this course

Explore professional career development methods to get your career on track and achieve success. This course will help you learn skills for life that would enable you to take your career to the next level. Using planning tools, you’ll identify the right career path for you, establish achievable goals and learn how to achieve them.

You’ll learn how to navigate the process of applying for jobs and interviews by getting practical advice from like-minded individuals who propelled their careers forward. You will also consider the importance of transferable skills such as creating the right professional networks and developing soft skills and resilience. This course is one of many, offered by Click Start, a UK training programme designed to help young people develop digital skills. Click Start offers a limited number of scholarships giving free access to young people in the UK. Check the FAQs to see more detail and follow the link to check if you are eligible for free access today.

In Week 1 you will begin by considering what direction you want for your career by identifying your ideal job. Along the way you will hear from Benjamin Buzense, a fellow student, who will share how he has done the exercises you will be doing throughout the week. You’ll explore the risks and benefits of having a presence online and explore what you can do to improve your online presence or make it more professional. At the end, you will find out how to articulate your career aspirations to mentors, potential employers and at networking events.

What's included

3 videos12 readings3 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 19 minutes

Welcome to the course 2 minutes
How others have found their ideal job 8 minutes
How to create a vision board 10 minutes

12 readings Total 120 minutes

Getting started 10 minutes
The modern world of work 10 minutes
What’s the path to your ideal job? 10 minutes
How you can develop the career you want 10 minutes
Finding the right career path 10 minutes
What's the best path to take? 10 minutes
Creating a vision board 10 minutes
Creating your board 10 minutes
Identifying your roadmap 10 minutes
Write your goal 10 minutes
The importance of value proposition 10 minutes
Preparing for next week 10 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 30 minutes

Introduce yourself 10 minutes
Goal setting and value propositions 10 minutes
Write your value proposition 10 minutes

In Week 2 you will focus on building networks and relationships in order to develop your career. You will hear from experts about different approaches that can be taken to do this. During the activities, you will find out how to identify key individuals, organisations and platforms for your network. You will learn about the network effect and you will hear from three professionals about developing your network. You will develop your communications skills in order to engage key leads and receive guidance on communicating across platforms such as LinkedIn, as well as for cover letters and networking events. At the end of the week you will evaluate your career strategy and explore how to use feedback constructively and look at the advantages of continuous learning for career growth.

What's included

2 videos11 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

2 videos Total 12 minutes

Approaches to developing your network 6 minutes
How did others do it? 6 minutes

11 readings Total 110 minutes

Welcome to Week 2 10 minutes
The network effect 10 minutes
Cultivating a strong network 10 minutes
What's the best approach to networking? 10 minutes
Writing excellent CVs and cover letters 10 minutes
Using short form communications 10 minutes
How to speak to people 10 minutes
Always be ready to learn 10 minutes
How did Lu do it? 10 minutes
Towards your dream job 10 minutes
Sharing your success 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 20 minutes

Test your understanding 20 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 20 minutes

Why do you need a network? 10 minutes
How do you like to build relationships? 10 minutes

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Jennifer Rosen

University of Leeds

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This course is part of Click Start, a UK training programme designed to help young people develop digital skills. Click Start is offering a limited number of scholarships giving free access to young people in the UK.

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